Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Denmark, 1964

Denmark
1964
Total fertility rate: 2.60
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1964  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Denmark was 2.60 children per woman in 1964 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (172 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.8 years old. In total, 83,324 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.60
Births
83,324
Births per 1,000 people
17.6
Mean age of mothers
26.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.23
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.9
Population
4,721,891
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-140.00.0%7
15-1948.59.3%10,053
20-24172.433.2%29,924
25-29163.131.4%23,973
30-3487.316.8%12,187
35-3937.97.3%5,567
40-449.51.8%1,506
45-490.60.1%91
50-540.10.0%14